Postgraduate food and accommodation

Accommodation

Student Accommodation includes:
• A private single bedroom with shared bathroom and kitchenette facilities
• All food, beverages and snacks taken at the College during terms 1 and 2
• Bed-linen and towels
• Laundry facilities
• Water, heating and lighting

The College has accommodation for postgraduate students at two sites: The Old Postern and Higher Close. Accommodation at both locations is shared with volunteers, short course participants and apprentices which makes for a dynamic and interesting community. We gather together daily at 8.30am within this broad community, meeting to share plans and opportunities and to welcome the day. Accessible accomodation with en-suite private bathroom is available on request for students with specific needs.

The Old Postern : The Old Postern is a Grade II listed building built in the C15th and formerly a parsonage. It has a rich architectural history and is the original home of Schumacher College, which is entering its 27th year here.

There are three accommodation blocks on the Old Postern site (Northwoods, Hawthorns and Centries). These are more modern buildings that provide simple and comfortable accommodation which is allocated on a first-come-first-served basis.

Higher Close : This is a 15 - 20 minute walk or 5 - 10 minute cycle ride from the Old Postern with panoramic views of the Dartington Estate.

At both locations each room has a bed, work desk and desk-lamp, a chair, wardrobe and bedside table. There is a washbasin in each room, with communal toilets, showers and bath facilities on each floor of the accommodation block.

Our vegetarian food

The diet at the College is entirely vegetarian, largely organic and locally-sourced where possible, including from our own gardens. All meals are prepared by in-house chefs and members of the College community – including postgraduate students. There are four main reasons:

Practical : Like any organisation we have to consider all health and safety requirements. Serving vegetarian-only food minimises any risks in the kitchen allowing us to include students who to join the cooking with only limited training. Cooking together is a great way to get to know your fellow students. The essential task of feeding the College learning community together is great for teambuilding.

Moral/Spiritual : We object to the lack of reverence for animals in many farming systems.

Ecological : We recognise the ecological crisis is amplified by the amount of land used to grow for grazing beef cattle and for use as animal feed and also that over-fishing is a serious problem. A vegetarian diet is many more times more efficient in energy and resource use and minimizes the college’s use of rescources.

Healthy : A balanced, varied, unprocessed, additive-free lacto-vegetarian diet has been found to be particularly healthy and to promote longevity.

What food and accommodation is included within the Postgraduate Fees charged?

Transport

Cycle Racks :There are secure cycle racks at both sites.Train: Train station is a 25 minute walk along dedicated foot and cycle paths.Parking : Car parking is available on site subject to arrangement.

Schumacher and the Dartington Hall Estate

Almost 100 years ago Dorothy and Leonard Elmhirst chose the historic 1,200 acre Dartington Estate as the perfect site for their progressive social experiment. Today against a backdrop of medieval buildings,a deer park, listed gardens, shops selling local crafts and produce, restaurants, cafes and an independent cinema it has grown into a thriving
community.

While studying at Schumacher College, students will have the opportunity to explore a unique place which nurtures entrepreneurs, promotes social justice, develops sustainable agriculture projects and supports artisan craft makers, and avant-garde artists. Find out more here

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Schumacher College is part of the Dartington Hall Trust, a company limited by guarantee, registered in England and as a charity(company no. 1485560, charity no. 279756). Registered office: The Elmhirst Centre, Dartington Hall, Totnes, Devon TQ9 6EL, United Kingdom